Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-480

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 17a-480 - (Formerly Sec. 17-226g). Regional mental health directors

The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with regional behavioral health action organizations, established pursuant to section 17a-484f, (1) may purchase services from other public agencies and from municipal and private agencies, (2) shall supervise, plan and coordinate mental health services with the goal of improving and expanding existing services and providing new ones, (3) shall develop joint programs in conformity with Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services standards, (4) shall make recommendations concerning all requests for grants and all contract proposals emanating from the regions, (5) shall evaluate mental health service delivery and monitor such services to ensure that they are in conformity with the plans and policies of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and (6) shall report annually to the Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services on the status of programs and needs of the regions.

(P.A. 74-224, S. 3, 8; P.A. 75-563, S. 3, 14; P.A. 77-614, S. 67, 610; P.A. 95-257 , S. 11 , 58 ; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8 , S. 5 , 88 ; P.A. 03-278 , S. 59 .)

Amended by P.A. 23-0195,S. 7 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2023.

Amended by P.A. 22-0069, S. 7 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 5/24/2022.

See Sec. 17a-478 re establishment of mental health regions. See Sec. 17a-482 for applicable definitions. See Sec. 17a-484 re regional mental health boards.